Ash receiving device



March 29, 1932. BRADNACK 7 1,851,417

ASH RECEIVING DEVI CE Original Filed Aug. 29. 1929 INVENTOR (/0617 f/JraJrnzck ATTORNEY5 Patented Mar. 29, 1932 UNITED STATES" PATENT v err JOHN H. BBADNACK, OF NEW HAVEN, connnc'rrcnr, Ass eNoR; BY mam Assreiv MENTS', To: rnnslvroxanon. MANUFACTURING- 00.; onnrooivrrrnnnnnvr JE-RsEY, A

CORPORATION OF DELAWARE ASH. nncnivlne' DEVICE Application filed August 29, 1929,'Seria1 No. 389,177." nenewdnay a; 1931..

struct the various parts that they may be. easily separated andcleaned and reassembled with the greatest'ease; and to provide means whereby the closure when closingwill be automatically or mechanically leveled or positioned so as to effectively seal the waste chamber against the escape of smoke or ill-smelling odors.

Other objectswill manifest themselves to anyone familiar with this art from a reading of thefollowing description and an examination of the accompanying drawings which illustrate one preferred form of my invention and in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation, certain parts being brokenaway;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts as shown in Fig. 1; r

Fig. 3 is side elevation showing one'partin a different position from that indicated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view, partly broken away, of the parts as shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a section taken substantially on'the line 5-5 of Fig. 8;

Fig. 6 is a section taken substantially on the line 66 of Fig. 3. 1

10 represents a bowl or receptacle ofiany 7 I g in thebowl opening from any side that may suitable shape, the chamber within which is designed toreceive smokerswaste. 15 represents the opening in the top. of said bowl 1O. 11 is a closure for said opening, the same being preferably in the form of a dished tray which acts as a platform to'receive waste in its cl'osing'positioni It will now be seen that in the constructionas desc'ribed',theaclos' before it is transferred into the underlying bowl chamber. videdwith'a base orlegs' of any suitable form The bowl 10 may be pro-' or lengthto furnish a suitable support there: for. 12 represents one form of abase' that may be secured to'the bottom of the .bowlih any desired way as by a bolt'13iand'nut 141 p 5;

The opening l5at' the top of the'bow110is wardly andwhich, preferably, is substantially in the form of an inverted frustro-circular;

cone. The size and peri-pheral'contour offthe forming what inpractic'e serves as adish to receive ashes and other 1 Waste preparatory to dumping the same into the receiving cham ber within the bowl 10. To facilitate the moving or removing of the closure 11, r mvide itwith a suitable outward'handle exten; s1on'19;which may be provided withafinger} p 20. A' portion ofthisfexten ion f bly bears on the edgeofthefla' g 1 m in properly positioning the closure 11 in'its normally closed position [withinthe opening 15.- While this extension may be ofa'nydesired form, Ihave shownitin the drawings; as provided with two.- oppositely projectingarms -A and 1 8',"which-form, inelfect, a T- shaped member, the: opposite ends of which. may support two spaced members 17 -17 which may be channeled to serve as rests for cigars or cigarettes. w These members "1717 are preferably mounted on the T -shape d inemg ber instead of o'n the flange 16, not onlyifor convenience, butsd that; when the closure 11 is removed from the bowl it will fleave' the" flanged edge 16 and the bowl"entirelyfree, thus permitting tll6 'bOWl to be'easily cleaned and also permitting the closure to be replaced be most. convenient to the user; The' o'uter' on the edge oftheflangewheii theclosureis ure'll, even thouglrfreely seated in the flange 7 closing position.

tenslon acts as a counterweight as well as a.

16, is in a sense pivotally mounted, by which I mean that when the closure is tilted out of its normal position by handle 19 it will rock on any two spaced points on the inner wall of said flange 16 with which the edge of the closure is in contact. Since such pivot points are not fixed, it follows that the closure 11 may be inserted into the flanged opening from any side of the bowl 10 that is most convenient to the user. The ends of the Tshapedmem- 7 her may act as stops to limit the tilting of the closure 11 as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5.

Again by this construction the handle, partic- I ularly when of T-shaped formation, forms in effect a broad hearing which, when it encounters the upper edge of the flange 16, aids in mechanically leveling or positioning the closure 11 so that it will effectively seal the opening 15 in the bowl. This it does so effectively that even if the closure is actually I .I removed from the bowl and tossed back into it, it will adjust itself instantly to the correct In operation the handle exleveling device for said closure. In the form shown in the drawings, it will be noted that the closure is freely supported by the receptacle varound'the opening and that accordinglysaid receptacle'closure may have a sliding movement, a circumferential movement,

and a tilting movement, the wa'll around the opening providing a plurality of sets of spaced pivot points upon which the closure may be tilted. Because said closure may slide, tilt, and be circumferentially moved in the opening of the receptacle when the wall of said opening is circular, it may be fairly said that said closure ismounted for universal movement on the receptacle. i i r 1 I claim: 7

v 1. In an ash receiver, a receptacle having- 7 a waste receiving chamber with a top opening andan outwardly flared flange around said' opening, a removable closure freely seated I and supported on and by said flange below the upper edge-thereof, and means for mechanically positioning said closure in position to close said opening.

2. In an ash recelver, a receptacle having proper o a waste receiving chamber with a top opening and an, outwardly flared flange around said opening, a removable closure freely seated and supported around its edge within the ,7 inner field of saidflange with its upper edge below the. upper edge of said flange, and

means for mechanically positioning said closure in proper'position within said flange to close said'opening. v a

3. In an-ash receiver, areceptacle having .a waste receiving chamber with a top opening and an outwardly flared flange around said .opening, a removable closure freely seated and supported by the'inner surface of said flange on'a line below the upper edge thereof, and means for mechanically positioning said closure in proper position within sa1d flange to close sa1d opening, sa1d means comprising an extenslon from sa1d closure adapted to engagethe upper part of said flange above the supporting line of said closure.

4. In an ash receiver, a receptacle having a waste receiving chamber with a topopening, a tray freely supported on said receptacle to slide and .tilt, to act as a valvefor said opening. q

5. In an ash receiver, a receptacle having a waste receiving chamber with a top opening,

a tray freely supported on'said receptacle for sliding movement, tilting movement, and circumferential movement, to act as a valve for sa1d opening.

6. In an ash receiver, a receptacle having a waste receiving chamber with a top opening ure, said mechanically positioning means inf eluding a cigarette support. 7

a waste receiving-chamber with a top opening and an outwardly flared flange around sa1d opening, a removable closure freely, seat- 1. In an ash receiver, a receptacle having ed upon and supportedby the inner surface of said flange on a line below the upper edge thereof, and means for mechanically positioning said closure in proper position within said flange to receive refuse and to normally close said opening, said means comprising a T-piece extension from said closure 1 the upperends of whichare adapted to e11- gage the upper part of said flange above the supporting line for sa1d closure. 7 8. Inan ash rece1ver,a receptacle having lit) a waste receiving chamber with a top opening, an outwardly flared flange around said opening, a tiltable closure for said'opening freely seated in various positions on the inner wall ofsaidflange on a, linebelow the upper edge of said flange, the inner surface of said flange providing .a plurality of sets of bearing points upon any of whichsets said closure will be supported when tilted- 9; In an ash receiver, a receptacle having a waste receiving chamber-wltha top opening, ,j'

an outwardly flaredflange around said'open-- ing, a tiltable closure for saidopening freely seated in various positions on the inner wall;

of said flange on a line below the upper edge of said flange, the inner'surface'of saidflange Y providing a plurality of sets'of bearing points i .upon any of which sets said closure will be supported when tilted, and means for mechanically positioning the closure in the correct position to receive refuse and to close said opening.

10. In an ash receiver, a receptacle having a waste receiving chamber with an opening at the top and an outwardly flared flange around said opening, a removable closure shaped to fit against the tapered wall of said flared flange on a line below the upper edge thereof to substantially seal said opening against the escape of smoke from within said chamber, and an upwardly and outwardly extending handle member on said closure to facilitate the movement of said closure and the removal of the same from said receptacle. 11. In an ash receiving device, a chamber having a conical open end and a dished circular tray of maximum diameter at its marginal edge, said tray being supported solely by the peripheral contact of its marginal edge with the conical wall of said open end, thereby rendering said chamber substantially smoke-tight, and being tiltable about the points of contact of opposite points thereof with said conical wall as an axis to discharge the contents thereof into said chamber through said open end.

12. In an ash receiving device, a chamber having a conical open end, a circular tray of maximum diameter at its marginal edge and normally being in bearing contact with the conical wall of said open end throughout its entire periphery and below the top of said Wall to render said chamber substantially smoke-tight, said tray being circumferentially movable with respect to said chamber whereby said tray may be pivoted at any point around the circumference of said open 4 end about the engagement of opposite points thereof with said conical wall as pivot points to discharge the contents of said tray into said chamber, and stop means at one side of said tray engageable with a portion of said conical wall to limit the pivoted movement of said tray and engageable with another portion of said wall to limit the return movement of said tray to normal position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. so JOHN H. BRADNACK. 

